What color is #A843AF?

#A843AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A843AF?

The RGB value is 168, 67, 175: 168 red, 67 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A843AF?

The complementary color is #4AAF43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A843AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A843AF color

#A843AF rgb(168, 67, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A843AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 26.3% green and 68.6% blue (168, 67, 175).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#A843AF color codes

HEX	`#A843AF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 67, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 26.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 62%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 55.92, -38.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 67.88, 325.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.893, 15.436, 42.165)`
Decimal	`11027375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A843AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A843AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A843AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A843AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a843af; }
.text { color: #a843af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a843af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 67 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a843af, #af4380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

Questions

What color is #A843AF?: #A843AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A843AF?: The RGB value is 168, 67, 175: 168 red, 67 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A843AF?: The complementary color is #4AAF43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A843AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.